mid-15c., "mistaken identification of an accused or convicted person," from Anglo-French, Old French mesnomer "to misname, wrongly name," noun use of infinitive, from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "nominate" (see nominate). For noun use of French infinitives, see waiver.
雙語例句
1. Herbal "tea" is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
花草“茶”是一個誤稱，因為這類飲料里面根本不含茶。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
花草“茶”是一個誤稱，因為這類飲料里面根本不含茶。
來自辭典例句
3. Actually, " Underground " is a misnomer, because more than half the shops are above ground.
實際上, “ 地下 ” 這個名稱用之不當, 因為半數(shù)以上的店鋪是在地面上的.
來自百科語句
4. We also pointed out that dolphin - kicking is a misnomer.
我們同時指出,所謂的海豚式踢腿“ Dolphin -Kicking” 是一條錯誤的用詞.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Lightning is a misnomer for that slow, old horse.